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Yéle Haiti was a charitable organization found by Wyclef Jean, Jerry Duplessis and Hugh Locke in January 2005, in the wake of Hurricane Jeanne which devastated the island. The organization seeks change in Haiti through programs in education, sports, the arts and the environment. In its first year of operation, the foundation, with funding by Comcel, provided scholarships to 3,600 children in Gonaïves, Haiti. The organization expanded by adding community service programs including food distribution and mobilization of emergency relief. The organization quickly became known for focusing global attention on Haiti. In May 2008, Yéle partnered with the World Food Programme of the United Nations to launch www.togetherforhaiti.org. In September of that year, Yéle expanded beyond Haiti's borders delivering food to Hurricane Ike victims in the United States. In 2009, Yéle and the Timberland Company joined forces to help raise environmental awareness in Haiti. Their campaign was created to push to support and educate the country as well as helping to improve health care and the environment, and the community. Yéle Haiti was profoundly and permanently changed by the earthquake of January 12, 2010. The current programs are a combination of emergency relief and long-term rebuilding. ==Recent updates== *Yéle Corps - Yéle Begins Vocational Training for Construction Jobs *Yéle Corps continues to employ 2,000 workers daily cleaning streets and canals, and in January 2011 added the Yéle Corps *Vocational Training Program. The first 120 students began studying carpentry, masonry and plumbing in January 2011. After successfully completing the six-month course, graduates will get job placement help. Three quarters of the students were chosen from among the best performing Yéle Corps workers, and this will continue to be the case moving forward with the second term students in Fall 2011.〔(Yéle Haiti - Employment )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Yéle Haiti」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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